bribe-freeadj.

Brit.

/ˌbrʌɪbˈfriː/, U.S.

/ˌbraɪbˈfri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bribe n., free adj.

Etymology: < bribe n. + free adj. Compare earlier bribeless adj. and unbribed adj.

†1. Of a person: not susceptible to, or corruptible by, bribery. Obsolete rare.

ΚΠ

a1652 R. Brome Novella i. ii. sig. I2^v, in Five New Playes (1653) Dos he appeare bribe-free? Is he the only officer uncorrupted?

2. Of a place, institution, process, etc.: free from bribes or bribery; not involving bribery.

ΚΠ

1941 Columbia Law Rev. 41 1104 (note) A candidate's right to a bribe-free election was not protected.

1989 World Today June 100/2 Customs and freight-handling services at harbours and airports should be efficient, cheap and bribe-free.

2009 Financial Times 29 May 9/3 A public-private e-governance programme..gives poor urban and rural dwellers easy, bribe-free access to government-issued documents.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bribe-free
释义	bribe-freeadj. Brit. /ˌbrʌɪbˈfriː/, U.S. /ˌbraɪbˈfri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bribe n., free adj. Etymology: < bribe n. + free adj. Compare earlier bribeless adj. and unbribed adj. †1. Of a person: not susceptible to, or corruptible by, bribery. Obsolete rare. ΚΠ a1652 R. Brome Novella i. ii. sig. I2^v, in Five New Playes (1653) Dos he appeare bribe-free? Is he the only officer uncorrupted? 2. Of a place, institution, process, etc.: free from bribes or bribery; not involving bribery. ΚΠ 1941 Columbia Law Rev. 41 1104 (note) A candidate's right to a bribe-free election was not protected. 1989 World Today June 100/2 Customs and freight-handling services at harbours and airports should be efficient, cheap and bribe-free. 2009 Financial Times 29 May 9/3 A public-private e-governance programme..gives poor urban and rural dwellers easy, bribe-free access to government-issued documents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1652
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